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Banana Pudding made with chopped Moon Pies and a decadent filling of cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla pudding. |
Moon Pie Banana Pudding
Moon Pie Banana Pudding. No I haven't lost my mind! Nor have I thrown my Homemade Custard Banana Pudding to the wayside either... but, let me just back up here for a second.New Year's Eve passed recently with a dropping of a giant illuminated one in Mobile, Alabama, and with Mardi Gras upon us, pretty soon they will be flying off of floats all over the Gulf Coast region. The rest of you around the country are probably thinking "what the heck is she talkin' about?" Why, yes - MoonPies! They are a well-loved southern icon, that's for sure.

Later, when Mitchell returned to the bakery, he noticed some of the workers had created a snack by dipping graham crackers into marshmallow, and then laying them out in the sun to harden. He married those two ideas together, added another cookie, dipped them in chocolate, tested samples, and the MoonPie brand was born! Paired up with a 10-ounce RC Cola for only ten cents, it quickly became the south's working man's lunch, and even inspired a country song "Give Me an RC and a MoonPie" in the 50s.

So anyway, for awhile now, I've been eyeballing Paula Deen's Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding because I liked her idea of combining whipped cream, sweetened condensed milk, and cream cheese with instant banana pudding. I mean that's jazzing it up for sure, if you're not gonna go to the trouble of making a homemade custard. And then I saw Southern Living's Over the Moon Banana Pudding from way back in 2003, so I took part of the concepts from both, changed things up a little bit, and married the two together. The result was a delicious, over-the-top, and extremely rich banana pudding, perfect for a potluck, church supper, as a funeral food dessert, and fits right in our Sunday Suppers series.
Now. On to this decadently rich marriage of MoonPies and Banana Pudding.
For this recipe, I used the Double Decker Chocolate MoonPies, but the regular MoonPies would work also. If you can't find MoonPies in your area, you can order them online.
You start by mixing a block of softened cream cheese with a can of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated!) and stir until blended. In a separate bowl, whisk the pudding mix with the milk until blended, then combine the two. Put about a cup into the bottom of a bowl. Take 3 of the MoonPies and cut them up. Mine were a bit crumbly, but don't worry about that. We're gonna save those crumbles for the garnish. Put the crumbles in a zipper storage bag and set aside.
Throw a layer of the MoonPies on top of the pudding in the bowl and add a layer of 3 sliced bananas on top of that.
Pour half of the remaining pudding on top of that and repeat the layers with the MoonPies and the remaining bananas. Top with whipped cream or Cool Whip, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Just before serving, sprinkle the reserved crumbs all over the top, and if desired, garnish with a few extra MoonPie wedges.

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Recipe: Moon Pie Banana Pudding
©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 20 min | Yield: About 12 servings
Ingredients
For the Filling:
For the Banana Pudding:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (5.1 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
Instructions
- 6 Original or Double-Decker MoonPies, cut into squares or wedges
- 6 bananas, sliced
- 1 (8 ounce) Cool Whip, thawed or equal amount of whipped cream
For the filling, cream the cream cheese until smooth; add the sweetened condensed milk and stir until blended. In a separate bowl, whisk the pudding mix with the milk until blended. Combine the two and mix well.
To assemble the banana pudding, cut three of the MoonPies in half and then into three slices, for a total of 6 pieces, reserving any crumbles and storing them until needed for garnish. In the bottom of a 2-quart bowl, add about 1 cup of the pudding mixture, the 3 chopped MoonPies and slice three of the bananas on top. Repeat layers with about half of the remaining pudding mixture, 3 more chopped MoonPies, 3 more sliced bananas, and top with all of the remaining pudding mixture. Spread the pudding across the top, add the whipped cream or Cool Whip on top, and carefully spread it evenly on top. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Scatter the MoonPie crumbs all over the top as a garnish, and add extra wedges of MoonPie, if desired.
Cook’s Note: This dessert is delicious but extremely rich, so serve in small portions.
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Wow...this is fabulous!!!Have a wonderful weekend, hugs and blessings, Flavia
ReplyDeleteI haven't eaten a moon pie in decades! That looks SO GOOD! :)
ReplyDeleteOh I can SO remember eating moon pies and drinking an RC cola,,,what fun!
ReplyDeleteTalk about wrapping up the South in one recipe!
ReplyDeleteMary, it looks sooooo delicious!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMoon Pie Banana Pudding!!! Oh my gosh!
ReplyDeleteOhmygoodness this sounds amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Looks amazing, I always loved moon pies as a kid...this looks like it would be well received in my house!
ReplyDeleteHi hon! Just wanted to let you know that I brought this to my friend's theme dinner and won 2nd place! Our bunch meets every two weeks with a different theme (this one was 'Dish that reminds you of a favorite film' - mine was 'Moon') and then scores the dishes to determine the top 3. Everyone loved it and I came home with a nice set of Restoration Hardware candlesticks as a prize, so thanks!!
ReplyDeletemissfrecklehead, that is way cool! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteI have made this now for 3 different occasions and it has gotten wonderful reviews at every one. People were talking about how much they loved it- even though they didn't like moon pies or didn't like sweets.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy!!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have Moon Pies in Canada...but we practically the exact same thing but it is called a Wagon Wheel. They seem to be identical. I will be buying Wagon Wheels now just so I can try this recipe!
ReplyDeleteYou know, they probably are the same thing! I hope that you enjoy it - let me know!!
DeleteHow many does the recipe above serve? -- Can't wait to make it, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI listed it as 12 servings but that really would depend on appetites. I really don't break my recipes down officially, so it's always just a guesstimate here!
DeleteThank you! I'm planning on making it for my little guy's first birthday party!
ReplyDeleteOh I hope he loves it!! Is he your first? Congratulations & Happy Birthday to the birthday boy!!
DeleteThis recipe looks yummy enough for Thanksgiving treat.
ReplyDeleteIt is a bit over the top isn't it? Thanksgiving sounds like the perfect place for that!
DeleteMary, made this today for the wife's birthday tonight. She said banana pudding instead of usual cake. This ought knock her socks off ;-) As usual, your my "go to" for recipes!
ReplyDeleteI hope she loves it Scott!
DeleteHas anyone substituted Banana Moon Pies instead of chocolate ones? If so how was it? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI haven't used anything but the chocolate coated ones, though I'm sure it would be delicious - just a bit heavier in banana flavor of course!
DeleteI shall blame my sugar coma on you, Mary! 😩
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely rich, making it perfect for sharing at a church supper or potluck, that's for sure! You really don't need much per serving. I can't take credit for the recipe though. It's just my version of an idea from Southern Living, or whoever thought this up along the way before them!
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